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Our meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm

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LIBRARY MEETINGS

PBC Library West Boca Branch
18685 SR7 / RT441
Boca Raton, FL 33498
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MAILING ADDRESS

Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association (BRARA)
P.O. Box 480162
Delray Beach, FL 33448-0162

SHACK STATUS - OPEN TO MEMBERS

West Delray Beach County Park / Trijet Lane
10875 W Atlantic Ave
Delray Beach, FL 33446

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Usually meet Wednesdays and Saturdays 10am to 1pm.

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SCHEDULED EVENTS

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PRESENTERS

EVENTNAMETOPIC
23-09David Alperstein N4DOVMobile Radio
23-08Bob Naumann W5OVDirector of Operations ARRL
23-07Sammy HadiNOAA
23-06Lou Alfonso K4LAAntarctic trip
23-05Anthony Luscre K8ZTDid They Get My Exchange
(CW & Phone)
23-04Stuart Gallant K3RZBFT-8
23-03Bruce BraunTitanic CLICK ABOUT
23-02Ed Fong WB6IQN
QST Article		VHF-UHF Dual-Band J-Pole
Ed's Antennas
23-01Ken Dawson-Scully K8KDSCLICK FOR APRS PDF
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22-11Bruce Baun W6SFGRemote hams
22-10Jim Harrison K6OUELiving with a hydrogen fuel-cell car
22-09Chris Blake NX4N Mobile QSO party contesting
22-08John W Holzapfel, II KE4IDWFrying Pan Tower DxExpedition
22-07Robert Molleda NOAA Hurricane Outlook
22-06Dave Borenstein KA2HTVRemote Ham Radio
22-05Rick Rosen K1DSEME You can do it too
22-04Tim Duffy K3LR His super station origins
22-03Patrick Bolan KJ7ZSUGeochron 4k system for Hams
22-02Morgan Bailey NJ8MEnd fed antennas
22-01Tim Duffy K3LRThe DX Engineering Story
21-11Ria Jairam N2RJTBA
21-10Less Kalmus W2LKSo Orkney expedition
21-09Don Keith N4KC Resonance / Smesinince
21-08Seth Taylor KC2WEElectric safety
21-07Bruce KO4XL3D printing
21-06Rich Ladisky WB1JPandemic experience
21-05Ed Callaway N4IIVOACAP

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AMATEUR EXTRA QUERY TOOL
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AMSAT TRACKING
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OPERATING STATUS:   STATIONS   ANTENNAS   NETS   REPEATERS

STATIONS
HF RMSTATION-1IC-7600AvailableSTEPPER, vertical, fan dipoleCLICK
HF RMSTATION-1AL-82 ampAvailable1.5kW amp RepairedCLICK
HF RMSTATION-2OPENAvailableNo transceiver at this station
HF RMSTATION-3IC-7600AvailableAll modes, fan dipoleCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-4IC-7300AvailableOn Fan Dipole or disk coneCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-5IC-910AvailableOn VHF/UHF beam, 100w ampCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-6-AFT-1000MPAvailableBSQ-terminated folded dipoleCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-6-BIC-718AvailableBSQ-terminated folded dipole
See John.C N1QFH FMI		CLICK
UHF RMSTATION-7FT-897Not ConnectedDedicated PC / SignaLinkCLICK

ANTENNAS

ANTENNASLOCATIONDESCRIPTIONSTATUSUSED BY
SteppIR HF Tower3 element trombone, on rotorAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
VerticalGround50 ft AvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
Flagg HF TowerReceive Flag AntennaUnavailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
6m BeamHF Tower6 elementsAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
Inverted L long wireHF Tower160m from HF tower to trees outside campusAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
Disk ConeUHF/VHF Toweromnidirectional vertically polarizedAvailableSTATION-4
UHF/VHF BeamUHF/VHF Tower6 element beamAvailableSTATION-5
Terminated Folded DipoleUHF/VHF TowerB-Square Engineering 124 ftAvailableSTATION-6-A
STATION-6-B
32 ft Fan dipoleOn parameter fence32 ft FDP, multiband capabilityAvailableSTATION-4
64 ft Fan dipoleUHF/VHF Tower64 ft FDP, multiband capabilityAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
2m/70cm dual band verticalVertical pole secured to shack5 ft dual-band verticalAvailable2M ANALOG RADIO
70CM DMR RADIO

NETS

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Monthly11:00amEcComm145.29 / 110.9 BRARASIMPLEX EXERCISE
DailyAnytimeDMRTG-31362
TG-444 CB		NY METRONY DMR Metro
Daily06.00pmANALOG146.610SEFTNSEFL Traffic Net
Sun05.00pmDMRTG-310DMRTAC-310 Net
Sun07.30pmANALOG147.285WARC
SlowScan
Sun07.00pmDMRTG-311037
SE FL		BRARASEFL DMR Tech
CLICK FMI
Mon07.00pmANALOG145.290BRARAVoice Comm
Mon07.30pmANALOG145.290BRARASE FL NBEMS
Mon07.30pmANALOG442.875+
CC1 TS2		BRARA
TG-311037		BrainWaves
Mon07.30pmANALOG147.285WARC
Emergency Net
Mon07.30pmANALOG146.550
Simplex		GCARCKnights of Rd Table
Mon08.00pmDMRTG-3106CALF PAPAPAPA Round Table
Tue05.00pmDMRTG-3148TexasTexas Tech Net
Tue07.00pmANALOG470.400CERTCERT Plan A
Tue07.00pmANALOG146.670 WPBARG
AREC / WR4AKX
Tue07.30pmANALOG145.290CERTCERT Plan B
Tue08.00pmANALOG146.625JTRG
Rag Chew Net
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3142PAPA Statewide
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3150VTVT Statewide
CAN-TURBO
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-31630MANorth Star Digital
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-31328SNARSSNARS Net
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3142PAPA Statewide Net
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3118IndianaDMR Indiana Statewide
Tue09.00pmANALOG444.850KA4EPSCO Astronomy
Tue09.00pmDMRTG-31630NYDMR Hudson Valley Tech Net
Wed05.15pmANALOG147.225
444.650		CERT
EOA SOUTH		PCB CERT NET
USES CROSS BAND
REPEATER
Wed07.00pmANALOG147.045PWARC
PBC ARES
Wed07.00pmDMRTG-3DMR-MARC
NA Tech
Brandmeister
Wed07.30pmANALOG147.285WARC
Tech Net Analog
Wed07.30pmDMRTG-9
TG-3149803		WARC
after analog
Tech Net
Wed08.30pmDMRTG-3139OHOH Statewide
Wed09.00pmDMRTG-3 NANA Tech Net
Wed10.00pmDMRTG-93NANA Tech Net
Thu07.00pmANALOG146.610GCARC
Fun Net
Thu07.30pmANALOG147.210N4QRYCooper Net
2nd/4th Thur
Thu08.20pmDMR
ANALOG		VAR FREQ
W4NQR.net
NotQwightRightNet
Fri07.00pmANALOG146.610GCARC
BC Emer Prep
Fri07.30pmANALOG146.670PWARC
SATERN Net
POSTPONED
Fri07.30pmANALOG146.670PWARC
Survival Net
Fri08.00pmDMRTG-3147TNTN TDARG
Fri08.30pmDMRTG-31665DMRMaster
TGIF_Network		TGIF Net
Sat12.00pmDMRTG-1DMR-MARC
WW
Brandmeister
Sat03.25pmANALOG444.325WARCScott Net
Sat07.00pmANALOG146.670PWARC
Part 1
News / Info
Sat07.30pmANALOG146.670PWARC
Part 2
TWIAR Played
Sat08.00pmDMRTG-310035GCARC
KnowItAllNet
Sat09.00pmDMRTG-91BMRWW Net
Sun07.30pmDMRTG-3119Iowa Statewide Iowa Statewide Net
Wed05.30pmDMRTG-3148Texas Texas Statewide Net
Wed08.00pmDMRTG-92EuropeEU Net
Wed08.30pmDMRTG-3139OhioOhio Statewide Net
Wed08.00pmDMRTG-3North AmericaNA Tech Net
Wed09.00pmDMRTG-93North AmericaNA Tech Net
Thu05.00pmDMRTG-3121KentuckyKentucky Net
Thu05.00pmDMRTG-3154West VirginiaWest VA Service Net
Thu07.00pmDMRTG-31063NorCalNorCal
Thu07.00pmDMRTG-3105ArkansasArkansas Net
Thu07.30pmDMRTG-31089HyteraHytera USA
Fri09.00pmDMRTG-3147TennTenn Statewide
Fri08.30pmDMRTG-31665FLTGIF Net
Sat09.00amDMRTG-91WorldwideBM Worldwide Net
Sat11.00amDMRTG-1WorldwideDMR WW Net
Sat06.00pmDMRTS-2 TG-2GCARC KnowItAll Net

REPEATERS
BRARA N4BRF Boca Raton145.29(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
BRARA N4BRF 826953NodeIPECHOLINK
BRARA N4BRF Brandmeister442.875(+) CC-170cm UHFDMR
BRARA N4BRF BrandmeisterTS-2 TG-311037TGIPDMR
BRARA N4BRF TS-2 TG-1 AND 9TGIPDMR
BRARA N4BRF APRS Packet144.3902mVHFANALOG
NR4P Boynton Beach
CERT-EOA X-BAND		147.225(+) PL107.2
444.650(+) PL127.3		2m
70cm		VHF
UHF		ANALOG
N4DES Boca Raton 442.000(+) CC-870cmUHFDMR
DMR Track TyNetTG-31489TGIPDMR
WPBARG WR4AKX146.67(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
WPBARG AG4BV444.325(+) PL 179.9
70cmUHFANALOG
GCARC BrandmeisterTG-311037 BRARA
TG-310035 GCARA		TGIPDMR
GCARC 443.3500(+) CC-1170cmUHFDMR
GCARC Fision442.20(+) PL 110.970cmUHFANALOG
GCARC W4BUG442.50(+) PL 110.970cmUHFANALOG
GCARC W4BUG146.61(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
GCARC W4BUG146.82(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
GCARC Fision145.34(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
K4WRC Wellington
Brandmeister		TG-311037 BRARA
TG-310035 GCARA
TG-3149803 WARC		TGIPDMR
K4WRC Wellington145.19(-) CC-22mVHFDMR
Palm West ARC 147.045(+) PL-110.9
443.975(+) PL-110.9		2m
70cm		VHF
UHF		ANALOG
W4JUP Jupiter Tequesta RG 146.625(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
KA4EPS LakeWorth 444.85(+) PL 110.970cmUHFANALOG
N4RQY Davie 147.21(+) PL OPEN2mVHFANALOG
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Community - Communication - Leadership

We honor the traditions of providing emergency communications to South Florida. BRARA has several NETS that operate in FM phone and digital modes. See the HOME page for scheduled days and times. The purpose of these NETS are to provide training for new Hams and share information.

Our Association is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes as defined within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Meetings and training presentations for the Boca Raton Amateur Radio Assoc. are held the 1st Tues of the month at the West Boca Library 7 P/M 18685 State Road 7 Boca Raton, FL USA.

 
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your BRARA Board of Directors and Officers